Issues of Wiring Matters magazine from 2015

Our 2015 issues of Wiring Matters magazine.

Issue 59 Winter

Issue articles include:

BASEC warning: 6491B low smoke conduit wire
Consumer units - a brief overview
Technical considerations for D.C installations
Stay safe over the festive season
Interview with James Eade
LED Lighting: street lighting case study
Interview with Geoff Cronshaw: contributor to the Student's Guide to IET Wiring Regulations.

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Issue 58 Autumn

Issue article includes:

Fire performance of cable supports
Importance of effective electrical safety management
Home automation
Smart electricity meters revisited
Solar PV: interview with Martin Cotterell
A new international Standard for utility connections in ports.

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Issue 57 Summer

Issue articles include:

Update on electric vehicle charging equipment installation requirements
Low and extra-low voltage direct current power distribution in buildings
IET-Employer Leeds workshop: individual competence and accountability
Guide to how BS 7671 is updated
JIB Apprentice Exchange winner announced
Energy efficiency, the IET Wiring Regulations and future ‘smart’ installations
Electrical safety management event
Young Engineering Professionals event: the future of engineering
Career spotlight: working as an electro-technical officer on mega yachts
Students and the Wiring Regulations
The new Trailblazer apprenticeships and the effect on electrical apprentices.

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Issue 56 Spring

Issue articles include:

Amendment No. 3: lighting and luminaires
Protection against fire: the fire officer’s view
Group 2 medical locations: designing IT systems
Fire protection: panel discussion 1 at the ELEX show in Harrogate
Fire protection: panel discussion 2 at the ELEX show in Harrogate.

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Issue 55 Special Edition II

Issue articles include:

New non-combustible enclosure requirement for consumer units
Separation from lightning conductors
Surge protection
Interview with Paul Galbraith
Interview with John Bradley, Chair of JPEL/64
Winners of the 2014 BEC Young Professionals Awards
Podcast: Download Wiring Matters podcast.

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Issue 54 Special Edition

Issue articles include:

RCDs - protection of cables concealed in walls or partitions
Changes to model forms of certification and reporting in BS 7671
Fire resisting supports in escape routes
Reduction in maximum values of earth fault loop impedance in BS 7671
Changes to requirements for RCD protection of socket-outlets.

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